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...quietly by resigning, but he has steadfastly denied any wrongdoing, accusing legislators of plotting to overthrow him so they can push through tax hikes and generally bully all future governors. Blagojevich then surprised all observers by going ahead with an appointment to replace Obama; his choice of Roland Burris, a veteran African-American politician of impeccable credentials, turned out to be a shrewd move that Senate leaders in Washington reluctantly had to accept. And his stunning press conferences, during which Blagojevich has quoted poetry and presented himself as a defender of the ill and infirm, have made the entire impeachment...
...election in Hesse comes after a protracted period of splits and dissent in the party nationally and at state level. In Hesse, the party tried to unseat the incumbent CDU state premier Roland Koch by forming a minority government with the Greens that also depended on the tacit support of die Linken - "the Left" - an alliance of former East German communists and former members of the SPD. The attempt failed amid much acrimony, spooking moderate SPD voters, and doubtless contributed to the party's worst-ever result in Hesse, at 23.7% of the vote...
...Washington Burris Comes In from the Cold Roland Burris, welcome to the U.S. Senate. Democrats backed away from their opposition to embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich's pick for the state's vacant seat, announcing that Burris had resolved a paperwork snafu and, barring GOP objections, would be sworn in within days. Senate leaders had attempted to dissuade the governor from naming a new junior Senator, arguing that any appointee would be tainted by Blagojevich's arrest on charges that he conspired to sell or trade the seat for personal gain. Burris, who replaces Obama as the body's lone...
...Burris, Roland •statement by Harry Reid that chances of admission of into the Senate were slim is followed by statement by Harry Reid offering praise of as "a very engaging, extremely nice man" with the additional fine quality of being "very proud of his family...
Tuesday’s spectacle on Capitol Hill reminded us that politics, at its most basic level, boils down to questions of force: Roland W. Burris may call himself the junior senator from Illinois, but an armed man in uniform stood between the former Illinois attorney general and his seat in the Senate chamber. Yet given the circumstances surrounding Burris’ questionable appointment, Senate Democrats should be doing everything in their power to keep it that way. While Governor Rod R. Blagojevich may technically hold the executive power in Illinois for the time being, his decision to make...